Monday Night Football in Las Vegas. Something that was unheard of until last night. History was made on the opening kickoff as NFL football officially landed in sin city.
The Las Vegas Raiders met the New Orleans Saints in front of empty stands at brand new Allegiant Stadium. The first touchdown in Las Vegas for the Raiders? That trivia answer will forever belong to former Wisconsin fullback Alec Ingold.
The second-year pro broke free on 1st-and-goal in the second quarter to catch just the second touchdown of his NFL career.
.@DerekCarrQB to FB Alec Ingold for the @Raiders first TD in Las Vegas! #RaiderNation
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More important for Ingold and the Raiders is that they came away with a 34-24 upset win over the Saints to improve to 2-0 on the young season. If you like old school, physical football, this Raider team is for you.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden is keeping the fullback position alive and well in the NFL, and FBU at Wisconsin loves to see it.
First @raiders touchdown in the new stadium 😠That’s my fullback @AI_XLV pic.twitter.com/zp0hLLi7sp
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) September 22, 2020